Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 34 No. 40, October 3, 2008 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

The change is in response to concerns stated in a letter from the Joint Administrative Procedure Committee dated November 4, 2008.

The rule shall read as:

64B1-4.0012 English Proficiency Requirement for Licensure.

(1) Applicants who have passed the national written examination in any language other than English shall demonstrate their ability to communicate in English by earning a passing score on either the Test of English as a Foreign Language examination (hereinafter TOEFL) or the Test of Spoken English examination (hereinafter TSE), as administered by the Educational Testing Services. As used throughout this section, a passing score for the TOEFL is defined as a scaled score of 500 or greater for paper; or 173 or greater for computer; or 61 or greater for internet. Aa passing score for the TSE is defined as a scaled score of 50 or greater. It shall be the individual responsibility of such applicants to apply for and schedule either the TOEFL examination or the TSE examination, and to obtain their official score report from the testing services prior to applying for licensure. These applicants shall submit a copy of their official score report with their application.

(2) No change.

Rulemaking Authority 457.104, 457.105(2)(a) FS. Law Implemented 457.105(2)(a) FS. History–New 8-28-01, Amended 5-31-04, ________.